Improvement in fountain-pens



@geiten tatr atnt @ffice MICHAEL WAGNER, A.OF CINCINNATI, OHIO,ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND 'HERMANN WITTE. OF THE vSAME PLACE.

Laim Patent No. 70,765, dated November 12, 18er.

IMPROVEMENT IN FOUNTAIN-EENS.

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T0 WI-IOM IT MAY CONCERN:

v:Ble it known that. I, MICHAL WAGNER, of Cincinnati, Hamilton county, Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fountain-Pens; and I hereby declare the following-to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification.

My invention relates to the class of pens having reservoirs of ink, with retaining and conducting material for supplying-the same to the nibs of 'the pen, and consists of a sheath, forming, with the body-of the pen, the reservoir for theinlc, and serving to retain the bristles inA place, the same being provided with fastening devices hereinafter described. In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is an exterior view of a pen and holder embodying my improvements.

Figure 2 is a section of the same,

Figure 3 exhibits detached portions of my improved pen.

A. is thepen, which may be enclosed as shown, to form a socket for the handle B. C is a metallic sheath, having a Acurved shank, D, adapted to -meet the body of the pen A, and form the reservoir for ink. The shank D is scalloped at E, to provide passages for the supply of ink t9 the reservoir when the pen is dipped into an n'kstand. The socket F of the sheath C is constructed to iit snugly into the socket of the4 pen A, tlie slot G in the pen andthe stud H in thc sheath C serving as guides for its proper adjustment. I represents-the bristles, secured to a socket, J', which socket is provided with a ujing, K, adapted to slide into the slot L of the sheathsocket F. `The bristles I are possessed of suicient-stiiness Ato remain disconnected from each other, to form channels for theink; and they have a much greater a'iinity for a i1uid,and powerof capillary attraction, than any metallic material. The bristles have no tendency to become clogged with deposits, and can be rinsed perfectly clean after use. Metallic substances,'unless of expensive material, can be used but a short time without injury from the ink. The bristles 1,' (while permitting a suiiiciently free ow ofink from the pen by the attractive action of the iow itself,)4 have'such power of capillary attractionthat a large duantity'of ink can be contained in the pen without danger of dripping or Herring too rapidlyi'to'the point.

I claim hereinl as new, and of my inventionlThe winged bristle-socket J K, sheath C D F, scallops E, slot L, stud II, and slot G, combined, arranged, and operating as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony of which invention I hereunto set my hand.

MICHAEL WAGNER. Witnesses:

Guo. H. KNIGHT, J AMES H. LAYMAN. 

